… the AfD. In Brandenburg, the CDU’s vote fell by more than seven percentage points, from 23 percent in the 2014 election … percent. In Saxony, the CDU’s vote also fell by more than seven percentage points, from 39.4 percent in 2014 to 32.1 … an absolute majority provided, of course, the CDU and FDP members were willing to cooperate with the AfD. Some in the …